Nokia 7160 manual Letters and numbers, Entering characters via the NaviTM roller

Letters and numbers

6. Letters and numbers

When working with the phone book, calendar, or to-do list, you can enter letters and numbers either via the phone’s keypad (1 to 9), or using the roller. When working with text messages or the to-do list, an additional option, called "predictive text input" is also available. For more information on this feature, see "Using predictive text input" on page 64.

Entering characters via the NaviTM roller

Enter letters, numbers, and punctuation using the roller

1.Use the roller to scroll through the available characters (upper/lower case characters, numbers, and punctuation).

2.Press the roller to insert the highlighted letter or number.

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•If you make a mistake, you can remove characters to the left by pressing Clear as many times as needed. Pressing and holding Clear clears the screen.

•To move the cursor, scroll to one of the arrow symbols (!,", #, or $%) and press the roller to move the cursor in the direction of the highlighted arrow symbol.

Note: You can also move the cursor by first pressing Options, then pressing the roller at Move cursor. Scroll to the location you want and press Done to move the cursor.

Entering characters via the keypad

If you chose to use the keypad when entering text and other characters, the keypad functions in 2 modes: alpha mode and numeric mode. A status indicator in the upper left corner indicates what mode you are in.

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